<description>&lt;p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element"&gt; &lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;Paul Hawken is a brilliant thinker, author, activist, and elder who masterfully distills wisdom about our planetary home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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"&gt; &lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;I remember hearing Paul's 2009 commencement speech called "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="ck-link" href= "https://www.neil.blog/full-speech-transcript/you-are-brilliant-and-the-earth-is-hiring-by-paul-hawken" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline= "true"&gt;&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;You Are Brilliant and The Earth is Hiring&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;" where he said "You are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on Earth at a time when every living system is declining and the rate of decline is accelerating." &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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"&gt; &lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;Paul is the author of nine bestselling books including '&lt;a class="ck-link" href= "https://geni.us/6TIGbWP" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true"&gt;&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;Drawdown&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;', '&lt;a class="ck-link" href= "https://geni.us/Myw94" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true"&gt;&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;Regeneration&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;', and his latest book '&lt;a class="ck-link" href="https://geni.us/Cv3o" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true"&gt;&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;Carbon, The Book of Life&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;'—an incredible book that came out in 2025 and masterfully distills endless planetary wisdom into simple truths we all need to hear. (I included it in '&lt;a class="ck-link" href= "https://www.neil.blog/articles/the-very-best-books-i-read-in-2025" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline= "true"&gt;&lt;span contenteditable="false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;The Very Best Books I Read in 2025&lt;span contenteditable= "false"&gt;​&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.') &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element"&gt; &lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;Grab a seat between us and let's talk about how nature cooperates, why fighting climate change is the wrong metaphor, why the climate crisis is a human crisis, how jargon disconnects, and what decades of activism have taught Paul about being human.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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"&gt; &lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;This conversation with a sage of sages stuck with me and I think it'll stick with you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="ck-paragraph" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-fragment= "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"&gt; &lt;span data-slate-string="true"&gt;&lt;span data-slate-fragment= "JTVCJTdCJTIydHlwZSUyMiUzQSUyMmRvY3VtZW50JTIyJTJDJTIydGhlbWUlMjIlM0ElN0IlMjJkb2N1bWVudCUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmJhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyM0ZGRkZGRiUyMiU3RCUyQyUyMmJ1dHRvbiUyMiUzQSU3QiUyMmJhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvciUyMiUzQSUyMiUyM2U4N2MxNyUyMiUyQyUyMmNvbG9yJTIyJTNBJTIyJTIzZmZmZmZmJTIyJTdEJTdEJTJDJTIyY2hpbGRyZW4lMjIlM0ElNUIlN0IlMjJ0eXBlJTIyJTNBJTIycGFyYWdyYXBoJTIyJTJDJTIyY2hpbGRyZW4lMjIlM0ElNUIlN0IlMjJ0ZXh0JTIyJTNBJTIyTGV0J3MlMjBmbGlwJTIwdGhlJTIwcGFnZSUyMGludG8lMjBDaGFwdGVyJTIwMTU3JTIwbm93JTIwLi4uJTIwJTIyJTdEJTVEJTdEJTVEJTdEJTVE"&gt; Let's flip the page into Chapter 157 now ...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Chapter 157: Paul Hawken junks jargon to jolt generations

FEB 1, 2026136 MIN
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Chapter 157: Paul Hawken junks jargon to jolt generations

FEB 1, 2026136 MIN

Description

Paul Hawken is a brilliant thinker, author, activist, and elder who masterfully distills wisdom about our planetary home. I remember hearing Paul's 2009 commencement speech called "​You Are Brilliant and The Earth is Hiring​" where he said "You are going to have to figure out what it means to be a human being on Earth at a time when every living system is declining and the rate of decline is accelerating." Paul is the author of nine bestselling books including '​Drawdown​', '​Regeneration​', and his latest book '​Carbon, The Book of Life​'—an incredible book that came out in 2025 and masterfully distills endless planetary wisdom into simple truths we all need to hear. (I included it in '​The Very Best Books I Read in 2025​.') Grab a seat between us and let's talk about how nature cooperates, why fighting climate change is the wrong metaphor, why the climate crisis is a human crisis, how jargon disconnects, and what decades of activism have taught Paul about being human. This conversation with a sage of sages stuck with me and I think it'll stick with you. Let's flip the page into Chapter 157 now ...